New Zealand Seashore

DSC_8409 Glass shrimp, or tarawera (Palaemon affinis) a common and widespread rock pool inhabitant. Lurking motionless and 'invisible' in rock pools, it dashes dramatically about at the slightest disturbance. These shrimps tolerate a wide range of salinity and can be found in anything from near freshwater, to rockpools where water has evaporated leaving a very salty mix behind. Broad Bay, Otago Peninsula *